There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane EDI - SKD
14h 59m$334–614Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane EDI - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkandtrain
17h 9m$315–549Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MAN - SKD
15h 13m$428–1,101Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane GLA - SKD
25h 11m$425–1,525
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $310 - $550 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly which takes 14h 59m and costs $330 - $650.
The distance between Edinburgh and Samarkand is 5313 km.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 5h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:36 PM in Edinburgh and 11:36 PM in Samarkand.
There are 594+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Unilode, and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–34
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $31–34
- Econom class
- $22
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–28
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